| Feature |
Support |
Comments |
| Shared Borders |
Improved |
Supported with the FpPage class and web user controls based on
FpUserControl. Can now specify page width and alignment in the browser. |
| Scheduled Include Page |
Improved |
Included pages converted to web user controls and included using the
FpScheduledInclude control. Now supports real-time substitution without
re-publishing the site. |
| Scheduled Include Image |
Improved |
Images are included using the FpScheduledInclude control. Now
supports real-time substitution without re-publishing the site. |
| Include Page |
Yes |
Included pages converted to web user controls and included using the
FpInclude control. |
| Navigation |
Yes |
FpNavBar works just like the FrontPage control. |
| Navigation w/Custom Links |
Yes |
FpNavBar works just like the FrontPage control. |
| Navigation w/Back and Next Links |
Yes |
FpNavBar works just like the FrontPage control. |
| Page Banner |
Yes |
FpNavBar works just like the FrontPage control. |
| Substitution |
Yes |
FpSubstitution works just like the FrontPage control. |
| Date and Time |
Yes |
FpTimeStamp works just like the FrontPage control. Adds "created"
and "span" display types. |
| Hit Counter |
Yes |
FpHitCounter works just like the FrontPage control, and requires
FPSE1. |
| Comment |
Yes |
FpPurpleText works just like the FrontPage control. Better security
than FrontPage because the comments are never rendered to the browser. |
| Form - Standard HTML |
Yes |
Uses only standard HTML form field controls. |
| Form - Send to File/E-mail |
No |
Rewrite the page using an ASP.NET form and
System.Web.Mail.SmtpMail, or use a FrontPage Form and maintain page
with FrontPage. |
| Form - Send to Database |
No |
Rewrite the page using ASP.NET and ADO.NET, or use a FrontPage Form
and maintain page with FrontPage. |
| Form Field Validation |
No |
The JavaScript generated by FrontPage is preserved during the conversion
to ASP.NET, and may be maintained by Visual Studio .NET. |
| Table of Contents |
No |
Use a FrontPage Table of Contents control and maintain page with FrontPage. |
| Confirmation Field |
No |
Used by FrontPage server-side form handler. |
| Web Search, Current Web |
No |
Use a FrontPage Search control on an HTML page, and maintain with FrontPage. |
| Discussion Group Site |
No |
Best handled with a custom ASP.NET web application. |
| Photo Gallery |
No |
Being considered for the next release of PagePorter. |
| Top 10 |
No |
Best handled with a third-party web server log analyzer application
such as Webalizer. |
| Design-Time Control |
No |
Being considered for the next release of PagePorter. |
| Database |
No |
Rewrite page with ASP.NET and ADO.NET. |
| Dynamic Web Templates |
No |
New feature of FrontPage 2003. Being considered for the next release
of PagePorter. |
